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With more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff—equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft at full power—Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. instagram.com/p/BdeEU2glMJT
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More photos of Falcon Heavy on the launch pad → flickr.com/spacex
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Team at the Cape performed a propellant loading test of Falcon 9 on Pad 40 this morning – additional static fire test of the rocket was not necessary. Targeting January 5 launch of Zuma.
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Team at the Cape completed additional propellant loading tests today. Extreme weather slowed operations but Falcon 9 and the Zuma spacecraft are healthy and go for launch—now targeting January 7 from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Weather is 80% favorable for today’s two-hour launch window which opens at 8 PM EST.
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T-60 minutes until launch of Zuma. Launch webcast will go live about 20 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Webcast of Falcon 9 launch is now live → spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 seconds until launch → spacex.com/webcast
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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed.
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Falcon 9 first stage has landed at Landing Zone 1.
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More photos from yesterday's Falcon 9 launch and first stage landing → flickr.com/spacex
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After a month-long stay at the @Space_Station, Dragon returns home tomorrow with ~4,100 pounds of @NASA cargo and research materials. go.nasa.gov/2DsTQ53
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Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station. Three departure burns are now underway → nasa.gov/ntv
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The three departure burns to move Dragon away from the @Space_Station are complete.
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Dragon's deorbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes.
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Dragon's drogue chutes have been deployed nominally.
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Dragon's main parachutes have been deployed.
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Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing the second resupply mission to and from the @Space_Station with a flight-proven commercial spacecraft.
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Dragon is headed to port with ~4,100 pounds of scientific research and hardware for a cargo handover to @NASA.
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First static fire test of Falcon Heavy complete—one step closer to first test flight!
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting January 30 launch of GovSat-1 from Pad 40 in Florida.
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Falcon 9 and GovSat-1 are vertical on Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Weather is 40% favorable at the top of today’s approximate two-and-a-half hour launch window, which opens at 4:25 p.m. EST, or 21:25 UTC.
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